"Erdogan's Diplomatic Exchange: Turkey's EU Bid Linked to Sweden's NATO Membership"

Turkish President Erdogan demands that if the EU wants Sweden to join NATO, it should allow Turkey to join the EU. Erdogan's conditions for supporting Sweden's NATO bid come as membership talks between the EU and Turkey remain on hold due to concerns over democratic backsliding and human rights abuses. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz rejects the idea of tying Sweden's NATO membership to Turkey's EU membership bid. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban also supports Erdogan's stance. The talks between Sweden and Turkey come ahead of NATO's upcoming summit, where the alliance's future relationship with Ukraine will be a key topic of discussion.